Our Product History: 1970's

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1979

Nikon EM

• Ultra-compact and lightweight (460 g) TTL-AE SLR
• Built-in automatic alarm system
• Motor Drive MD-E can be used

• Debut of Nikon F3
• Part 11 : "Nikon EM"

1978

Nikon FE

• A sister model of the Nikon FM (1977) with Aperture-Priority Auto [A] mode
• Usable with Motor Drive MD-12

• Debut of Nikon F3
• Part 10 : "Nikon FE"

1977

Nikon F2 Photomic A

• AI (Automatic maximum aperture Indexing) version of the F2 Photomic (1971)

• Debut of Nikon F3
• Vol. 4. Nikon F2

Nikomat (Nikkormat) FT3

• AI version of the Nikomat FT2 (1975)

• Debut of Nikon F3
• Part 6 : "Nikomat FTN"

Nikon FM

• Manual exposure SPD meter with precise LED display
• Usable with Motor Drive MD-11

• Debut of Nikon F3
• Part 9 : "Nikon FM"

Nikon EL2

• AI version of the Nikomat ELW (1976), featuring SPD meter
• Shutter speed: 1/1,000 to 8 s

• Debut of Nikon F3
• Part 8 : "Nikomat ELW / Nikon EL2"

Nikon F2 Photomic AS

• AI version of the F2 Photomic SB (1976)

• Debut of Nikon F3
• Vol. 4. Nikon F2
• Part 12 : "Nikon FG / FG20"

1976

Nikomat (Nikkormat) ELW

• Modified version of the Nikomat EL (1972)
• Automatic Winder AW-1 can be used

• Debut of Nikon F3
• Part 8 : "Nikomat ELW / Nikon EL2"

Nikon F2 Photomic SB

• Modified version of the F2 Photomic S (1973) with SPD (Silicon Photo Diode) meter and eyepiece shutter

Nikkor 13mm f/5.6 World's Firsts

World's Firsts

F-mount interchangeable lens with the world's widest angle of view among wide-angle lenses (as of 1976).

1975

Nikomat (Nikkormat) FT2

• Modified version of the Nikomat FTN (1967)
• ISO-type hot-shoe contact and sync terminal with built-in, automatic M-X switchover

• Part 6 : "Nikomat FTN"

NIKONOS-III

• Improved film advance version of NIKONOS II (1968)
• Built-in bright frame in the viewfinder

• Debut of Nikon F
• Evolution of NIKONOS
• Part 17 :"NIKONOS (I) / -II / III"

Zoom-Nikkor 28-45mm f/4.5 World's Firsts

World's Firsts

Full-fledged wideangle zoom lens.

1973

Nikon F2 Photomic S

• Exposure information displayed with two LEDs
• Automatic [S] control when using the EE Control Unit DS-1

• Debut of Nikon F2

Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 World's Firsts

World's Firsts

ED (Extra-low Dispersion) lens.

1972

Nikomat (Nikkormat) EL

• First Nikon camera to offer aperture-priority AE [A] with exposure memory lock

• Debut of Nikon F2
• Debut of Nikon F3
• Nikon FM3A
• Part 7 : "Nikomat EL"

1971

Nikon F2

• Improved version of the Nikon F series (1959~) featuring shutter speeds from 10 to 1/2,000 s, built-in ready-light, large-size reflex mirror and hinged camera back

• Debut of Nikon F2
• Vol. 4. Nikon F2
• Vol. 10. History of the Nikon cameras and shutter mechanisms (Part I)
• Vol. 12. Special titanium Nikon cameras and NASA cameras

Nikon F2 Photomic

• DP-1 photomic viewfinder CdS meter; shutter speed, aperture, and meter needle displayed in the viewfinder

• Debut of Nikon F2
• Vol. 4. Nikon F2
• Vol. 6. Nikon F (part II)